Silver Surfer #1 (Marvel Comics, 1968) - Hand-colored page 1 splash art by Bill Everett
What you're looking at here is absolutely AMAZING.
This is from Silver Surfer #1, one of the dozen most famous issues in the history of Marvel Comics.
It is the hand-colored art guide to the page 1 splash, featuring the origin of the Silver Surfer. Created for the 1968 publication of Silver Surfer #1, it was hand-colored by Marvel Comics' legendary artist Bill Everett at the direction of the Marvel's famous editor Stan Lee.
Here's some background, in the form of a timeline:
1939 - Marvel Comics #1 is published, featuring the first appearance and origin of the Sub-Mariner, created and drawn by Bill Everett
1966 - The Silver Surfer first appears in Fantastic Four #48, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
1968 - Stan Lee decides to publish the Silver Surfer as a separate comic book title and chooses John Buscema to draw the character. For the blockbuster square-bound issue of Silver Surfer #1, Lee chooses legendary artist Bill Everett to hand-color the cover and all 38 pages of the Surfer's origin story -- to ensure that the first issue will look perfect.
So what you are looking at here is the actual page #1 of the 38 pages hand-colored by Bill Everett!
The inks are as fresh and bright as the day Everett used them.
All 38 pages are part of the California Collection and a selection of them, including this key page #1 splash, are available for sale.
For more info, email californiacoll at gmail dot com and call Lee at 650-464-7222 PST
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